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A61
sports
July 21, 2013 www.guardian.co.tt Sunday Guardian
The Islamabad High Court (IHC)
has directed the Election Commission
of Pakistan (ECP) to carry out fresh
elections for the chairman of the Pak-
istan Cricket Board by October 18 this
year. The judgement overrules all major
decisions taken by the interim chair-
man Najam Sethi, who took over last
month.
The 30-page judgement has asked
for changes in the structure of the PCB,
questioned the appointment of the
selection committee, as well as its finan-
cial and recruitment affairs. According
to the order, a candidate competing for
the post of chairman must be an ex-
cricketer, a graduate and also comply
with Article 62, 63 in the constitution
of the Pakistan.
The judgement will not affect the
Pakistan team currently in the West
Indies for a limited-overs series. How-
ever, one of Sethi's major decisions was
appointing Moin Khan as the chairman
of selectors, but as per the court's ruling,
Moin's appointment stands cancelled.
The High Court has concluded the
writ petition filed by a former Rawalpindi
Cricket Association official against the
board elections held in May, when Ashraf
Court orders fresh elections for PCB chairman
Cricket Australia has apologised for a rogue,
ribald tweet in reaction to Ian Bell's survival of an
appeal for a catch by Steve Smith on day three of
the Lord's Test.
Bell was on 3 when he sliced Ryan Harris low to
Smith in the gully. Smith appeared to take a clean
catch but Bell stood his ground. The umpires conferred
and after the third umpire, Tony Hill, viewed video
evidence the batsman was spared.
Australia's players were surprised at the decision,
with Smith visibly unhappy that his word had not
been accepted. Amid widespread condemnation of
Hill's call, the official CA Twitter account gave vent
to Australian frustrations with the words "That deci-
sion sucked ass #bulls***".
The tweet was soon deleted, and a subsequent
apology suggested the words had not been typed
from Lord's: "Apologies for the inappropriate tweet
earlier regarding the Bell catch. It didn't emanate
from CA's official Twitter presence at Lord's. CA is
currently investigating the matter."
The official CA Twitter account is accessible to
numerous staff members within CA, used as it is for
a wide variety of announcements, updates and links.
CA apologise for
'inappropriate' tweet
was elected chairman for a four-year term under the
new PCB constitution. Ashraf was later suspended
from his post by the IHC, after there were questions
raised about the legality of his election. The High
Court said the process had been "dubious" and "pol-
luted" and Sethi was appointed as interim chairman.
"Practically, Najam Sethi is no more the acting
chairman, rather his status is of a caretaker being
appointed by the court for a period of 90 days with
the objective of looking into the day-to-day affairs of
the PCB, cooperate and ensure the holding of elections
by the Election Commission of Pakistan within the
stipulated period commencing from July 21 to October
18, which period shall not be extended on any pretext
whatsoever," Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui wrote in
his judgement.
"Now, in order to achieve the objective of a free,
fair, credible and transparent election, this court is
convinced that this objective can be achieved with
the help of Election Commission of Pakistan, (which)
shall hold the election of the chairman of the PCB
within ninety days starting from July 21, 2013."
The judgement will affect the PCB's daily affairs,
as well as its budget this year, selection of its Under-
23 teams and that of the national team's Zimbabwe
tour and the renewal of the broadcaster deal. The
PCB, in general, has been seized and will remain so
till the newly elected chairman takes office. The PCB,
being an autonomous body, isn't regulated by the gov-
ernment, and engaging the ECP for electing the PCB
chairman is a complex scenario to carry out.
In response, the PCB has said it will contemplate
appealing the judgement. "The PCB hasn't yet received
the official copy of the judgement of the Honourable
Islamabad High Court," PCB legal advisor Taffazul
Rizvi said. "We are still waiting for it but in light of
media reports the decision may have far-reaching
consequences for Pakistan cricket as it has the potential
of being misinterpreted. Some of the findings in the
judgement as reported were neither argued nor raised
in the pleading of the parties, therefore the PCB will
have no other legal option but to file an Appeal, which
will be vehemently pursued."
Sethi's role has also been curbed and all decisions
made by him are assumed as null and void and against
the law having no legal sanctity. Since taking over,
Sethi has attended the ICC's annual conference in
London, headed a meeting of the PCB board of gov-
ernors (BoG) and appointed Moin as chairman of the
selection committee. AJustice Siddiqui although didn't
suspend the entire constitution, but has suspended
the process of the appointment of the PCB chairman.
ESPNcricinfo
Najam Sethi... All the interim PCB chief's decisions
are overruled.